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Institute of Teacher Training. Between 1934 and 1945, he was Director

of the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences
of Uzbekistan. He received his doctorate degree in history in 1956, and
became a professor in 1960. From 1959 to 1962, he was Director of the
Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. He be-
came an academician in 1962. From 1962 to 1971, he was academic-
secretary of social studies of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan,
and in 1971, Senior Scientific Worker in the Division of Philosophy of
the same institution.
Rajabov's research touches on a number of aspects of the study of
history. He studies the social development of the thought patterns of
Tajiks and Uzbeks. At the same time, he is partial to an understanding
of the friendly relations among all the peoples of the Union. He clearly
shows the sacrifices that the Russians have made to elevate the status of
the peoples of Central Asia. He is one of the authors of the three-vol-
ume Ta'rikhi Khalqi Tojik (History of the Tajiks). In 1955, he became a
member of the National Committee of Soviet Historians.
Rajabov's contributions include Az Ta'rikhi Afkori Jam'iyati-Siosii
Khalqi Tojik dar Nimai Duyumi Asri 19 va Avvali Asri 20 (The History
of the Socio-Political Thought of the Tajiks from the Middle of the 19
th
to the Beginning of the 20
th
 Century, Stalinabad, 1959); Turkistan na
stranitsakh bol'shevistskikh gaziet perioda pervoi russkoi revolutsii
1905-07 (Turkistan as Reflected in the Pages of the Periodicals of Pre-
Russian Revolution 1905-1907, Dushanbe, 1970); and To Abad bo
Khalqi Kabiri Rus (Until Eternity With the Great People of Russia,
Dushanbe, 1970).
Rajabov became a Distinguished Contributor to Science in Tajiki-
stan in 1964. He garnered the Ibn Sina State Prize in 1967. He is a re-
cipient of the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor, the Badge of
Honor, and the Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviets of Taji-
kistan and Uzbekistan.